Via CTV News: Five more cases of E.coli linked to massive beef recall. Click through for the full report plus a video. Excerpt:
Canada’s Public Health Agency confirmed Saturday that five more cases of E.coli illnesses have been linked to a massive beef recall involving Alberta’s XL Foods plant.
Three cases of E.coli illness were confirmed in Alberta and two others in Quebec.
Health officials said the illnesses stemmed from the same strain of E.coli that has been detected on contaminated beef products processed at the Brooks, Alta. XL Foods plant.
Officials said all five individuals have already recovered.
So far, seven of the 10 confirmed E. coli cases were in Alberta, with two cases in Quebec and one case in Newfoundland.
Officials with the Public Health Agency said the strain of E.coli found at XL Foods, E.coli O157, has not been observed in Canada or the United States prior to the tainted beef recall.
“We’re very confident that if you have this generic fingerprint in your E.coli, that you’re related to the XL situation,” said Dr. Frank Plummer during a teleconference on Saturday.
Officials would not comment on the number of suspected cases of E.coli-related illnesses as the number is constantly changing.
